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Historic Preservation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />January 13th, 2020 <br />Page 6 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />Klemme stated that she thought the Old Town Overlay served the same purpose as a <br />Historic District, except that the Overlay was a voluntary and incentive-based program. <br />She thought they were otherwise the same thing. <br /> <br />Selvoski replied that there could be dramatic changes if the City moved away from a <br />voluntary program, but there could be conversations about those issues in the future. <br /> <br />Dunlap asked about addressing design guidelines. <br /> <br />Selvoski replied that the Old Town Overlay was going to be in review, which would <br />address design guidelines and change zoning. <br /> <br />Klemme asked how that would work with the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />Selvoski replied that almost everything on the Planning Commission was based on <br />numbers, whereas Preservation could consider intent. Design guidelines dealt more in <br />measurables like percentages. <br /> <br />Dunlap stated that guidelines were not requirements. <br /> <br />Selvoski replied that generally the guidelines needed to be followed. <br /> <br />Klemme stated that the order of projects for 2020 were appropriate and that some of the <br />projects went together. She suggested holding preservation training for city residents. <br />She asked if there was a flyer for the public about the program’s incentives. <br /> <br />Selvoski replied that staff had drafts of flyers. <br /> <br />Klemme suggested hosting an event at the library instead of relying on mailings, one <br />about dos-and-don’t about preservation and one about explaining the City’s program. <br /> <br />Selvoski replied that she had been having conversations with the Sustainability Board <br />and there might be a logical connection with the sustainability side of historic <br />preservation. <br /> <br />Dunlap agreed that sustainability could complement or conflict preservation. <br /> <br />Haley asked for public comment. <br /> <br />Andy Johnson, DAJ Design 922A Main Street, noted that he thought the preservation <br />training should be open to the public. He suggested that design professionals, builders, <br />and other stakeholders should receive the training alongside everyone else. He also <br />suggested a careful review of HSA requirements, which were currently similar to the <br />Department of the Interior requirements, and therefore might require recalibration. He <br />also asked for feedback on the quality of completed HSAs in helping the Commission to